This is hledger's command-line interface.
Its basic function is to read a plain text file describing
financial transactions and produce useful reports.

hledger is a cross-platform program for tracking money, time, or
any other commodity, using double-entry accounting and a simple,
editable file format. It is inspired by and largely compatible
with ledger(1). hledger provides command-line, curses and web
interfaces, and aims to be a reliable, practical tool for daily
use.

Maintainer's Corner

Readme for hledger-1.12.1

hledger

lightweight, portable, dependable accounting tools

hledger is a computer program for easily tracking money, time, or other commodities,
on unix, mac and windows (and web-capable mobile devices, to some extent).

It is first a command-line tool, but there are also curses-style and
web interfaces, and a Haskell library
(http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib) for building your own
programs and scripts (hledger is written in Haskell). hledger was
inspired by and is largely compatible with Ledger. hledger is free
software available under the GNU General Public License v3+.

hledger aims to help both computer experts and regular folks
to gain clarity and control in their finances and time management,
but currently it is a bit more suited to techies.
I use it every day to:

track spending and income

see time reports by day/week/month/project

get accurate numbers for client billing and tax filing

track invoices

Though limited in features, hledger is lightweight, usable and reliable.
For some, it is a simpler, less distracting, more future-proof alternative to Quicken or GnuCash.